Supple, precise, and delicious. The '13 Cab Franc was delightful, brimming with red fruit flavors (plum and dark raspberry), tobacco, lead pencil (but lightly, not like a Cab Sauv) and wet rocks. Some floral characteristics that hung on through the finish. The tannins were fine, soft and sweet. Nothing over the top, everything nicely proportioned and drinking might fine right now. It will last a few more years but it's drinking so well right now I wouldn't wait. I have one more bottle left and I'll be popping it before year's end, I'm sure.
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Very nice Rhone blend that is heavy on Mourvedre (70%). Very smooth and silky, with cassis, smoke, salami, tapenade, spice and a strong mineral streak. Still on the tannic side, but not overly. They just need to soften and integrate a bit. While not quite as lush as the '15, this bottle is still very enjoyable. It can go at least a decade.
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An elegant Pinot that is bursting with cherry, plum, baking spices, anise, and an interesting hint of blood orange. Tangy acidity and velvety smooth tannins. I needed 30 minutes to open up but when it did, it was gorgeous. Really well balanced and impeccable. Drinking beautifully now, it will improve slightly with a few more years of bottle age and then age gracefully for a decade or more.
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2013 Gramercy Cellars Cabernet Franc
4/5/2024 - mojotojo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Supple, precise, and delicious. The '13 Cab Franc was delightful, brimming with red fruit flavors (plum and dark raspberry), tobacco, lead pencil (but lightly, not like a Cab Sauv) and wet rocks. Some floral characteristics that hung on through the finish. The tannins were fine, soft and sweet. Nothing over the top, everything nicely proportioned and drinking might fine right now. It will last a few more years but it's drinking so well right now I wouldn't wait. I have one more bottle left and I'll be popping it before year's end, I'm sure.
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2017 Rôtie Cellars Homage
4/3/2024 - mojotojo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice Rhone blend that is heavy on Mourvedre (70%). Very smooth and silky, with cassis, smoke, salami, tapenade, spice and a strong mineral streak. Still on the tannic side, but not overly. They just need to soften and integrate a bit. While not quite as lush as the '15, this bottle is still very enjoyable. It can go at least a decade.
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2017 Kistler Pinot Noir Laguna Ridge Vineyard
3/16/2024 - mojotojo Likes this wine: 94 Points
An elegant Pinot that is bursting with cherry, plum, baking spices, anise, and an interesting hint of blood orange. Tangy acidity and velvety smooth tannins. I needed 30 minutes to open up but when it did, it was gorgeous. Really well balanced and impeccable. Drinking beautifully now, it will improve slightly with a few more years of bottle age and then age gracefully for a decade or more.
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